Fitting in and getting happy : how conformity to societal norms affects subjective well-being /
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| Author / Creator: | Stavrova, Olga. |
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| Imprint: | Frankfurt am Main : Campus Verlag, [2014]. ©2014 |
| Description: | 196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Actors and structures ; volume 4 Actors and structures ; v. 4. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9956057 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. Happiness as a Subject of Scientific Inquiry
- 1.1. Happiness: The Old New Concept
- 1.2. Happiness, Life Satisfaction and Subjective Well-being
- 1.3. Is Happiness Measurable?
- 2. Theories of Happiness: An Overview
- 2.1. Born Happy: The Effect of Genetic Predispositions
- 2.2. Getting Happy: Bottom-up Approach to Happiness
- 2.3. Goals Theories
- 2.4. Value-as-a-Moderator Model
- 2.5. Social Comparison Theories
- 3. Theoretical Foundations of the Social Norms Framework of Happiness
- 3.1. The Power of Social Influence
- 3.2. Informational and Normative Social Influence
- 3.3. Descriptive and Injunctive Norms
- 3.4. Social Sanctions and Rewards
- 3.5. Normative Conformity and Subjective Well-being: Empirical Evidence
- 3.6. The Social Norms Framework of Happiness: Summary and Predictions
- 4. The Case of Unemployment
- 4.1. The Effect of Personal Unemployment on Well-being
- 4.2. The Social Norm Effect
- 4.3. Method
- 4.4. Results
- 4.5. Discussion
- 5. The Case of Cohabitation and Gender
- 5.1. Cohabitation and Men's and Women's Well-being
- 5.2. Social Influence and Gender Conformity
- 5.3. Method
- 5.4. Results
- 5.5. Discussion
- 6. The Case of Religiosity
- 6.1. Religion and Subjective Well-being
- 6.2. Religiosity as a Social Norm
- 6.3. Study 1
- 6.3.1. Method
- 6.3.2. Results
- 6.4. Study 2
- 6.4.1. Method
- 6.4.2. Results
- 6.5. General Discussion
- 7. The Case of Civic Virtue
- 7.1. Virtue and Subjective Well-being
- 7.2. Civic Virtue
- 7.3. Study 1
- 7.3.1. Method
- 7.3.2. Results
- 7.4. Study 2
- 7.4.1. Method
- 7.4.2. Results
- 7.5. General Discussion
- 8. Integrative Discussion
- 8.1. The Social Norms Framework of Happiness and Its Place in Happiness Research
- 8.2. Some Considerations of Descriptive vs. Injunctive Norms
- 8.3. A Tribute to Sociology: What is a Societal Normative Climate and Does It Contribute to Citizens' Happiness?
- 9. Directions for Future Research
- 9.1. Prosociality and Subjective Well-being in Cross-National Comparison
- 9.2. Some Methodological Refinements (Using an Example of Prosociality)
- 9.3. Gender-Role Norms and Subjective Well-being in Cross-National Comparison
- 9.4. Learning from the Happiness of Others
- 10. Building a Bridge between Sociology and Social Psychology
- Closing Words
- Appendix
- Figure Credits
- References
- Index
